NASCAR race coming to Ohio

11:41 PM,
Nov. 13, 2012

Sam Hornish Jr. talks to the media during a newsconference Tuesday in Columbus.

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| By Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

It's no accident the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course will be hosting a NASCAR event in 2013.

It's something that's been percolating at least five years or since Nationwide Insurance came aboard as the title sponsor of the sanctioning body's No. 2 brand. The company wanted an event close to its world headquarters in downtown Columbus.

"You have to pick the right venue and the right time and the right place. We thought this was the right time and Mid-Ohio was the right place," said Matt Jauchius, chief marketing officer for Nationwide Insurance which is based in Columbus. ...